Table 3.

Test of the Mediation of Childhood Poverty by Military, Draft and All-Volunteer Service on Odds of MD.^a

Predictors of	MD
	(Path A) OR (95% CI)	Childhood Poverty with Military (ref=Civilian) (Path A′) OR (95% CI)	|Δ %|	Childhood Poverty with Draft (ref=No) (Path A′) OR (95% CI)	|Δ %|	Childhood Poverty with All Volunteer (ref=No) (Path A′) OR (95% CI)	|Δ %|
Childhood Poverty
Father Unemployed (ref=No)	1.56 (1.21–2.02)**	1.55 (1.20–2.01)**	0.65	1.56 (1.20–2.02)**	0.00	1.56 (1.21–2.02)**	0.00
Move Due to Finances (ref=No)	1.67 (1.27–2.18)**	1.64 (1.26–2.13)**	1.83	1.66 (1.27–2.17)**	0.60	1.63 (1.25–2.14)**	2.40
Low SES (ref=High SES)	1.46 (1.18–1.79)**	1.45 (1.18–1.77)**	0.69	1.46 (1.18–1.79)**	0.00	1.44 (1.18–1.77)**	1.37
Extended Family Help (ref=No)	1.46 (1.08–1.96)*	1.43 (1.06–1.92)*	2.10	1.45 (1.08–1.96)	0.68	1.43 (1.06–1.92)*	2.05
Childhood Poverty Counts (ref=None)
One Criterion	1.17 (0.82–1.66)	1.16 (0.82–1.65)	0.86	1.17 (0.82–1.67)	0.00	1.17 (0.82–1.67)	0.00
Two Criteria	1.70 (1.16–2.48)**	1.69 (1.15–2.47)**	0.59	1.70 (1.16–2.48)**	0.00	1.68 (1.15–2.46)**	1.18
Three Criteria	1.88 (1.32–2.68)**	1.85 (1.30–2.62)**	1.62	1.88 (1.32–2.68)**	0.00	1.84 (1.30–2.61)**	2.13
Four Criteria	2.38 (1.32–4.32)**	2.30 (1.28–4.14)**	3.48	2.38 (1.31–4.32)**	0.00	2.31 (1.27–4.20)**	2.94

MD: Major Depression; Wald Chi-Square.

^*p<0.05.

^**p<0.01.

^aAdjusted for Age, Race, Education and Marital Status.